Machine for making bottles or other articles of glass



pr A. M NISH MACHINE FOR MAKING BOTTLES OR OTHER ARTICLES 0F GLASS Filed April 1.5 1926 s Sheets-Sheet 1 1,626,548 Aprll 26, 1927. I McNlSH MACHINE FOR MAKING so rmss OR OTHER ARTICLES OF GLASS -Filed April l5 l926 s Sheets-Sheet 2 mvenhn A. M NISH April 26 1927.

MACHINE FOR MAKING BOTTLES OR OTHER ARTICLES OF GLASS s Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed April l5 1926 1,626,548 Apnl 26, 1927- A. MCNISH MACHINE FOR MAKING BOTTLES OR OTHER ARTICLES 0? GLASS Filed April 1.5 1926 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Fig.8.

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mvenf n 1,626,548 April 26, 1927 A. McNISH I MACHINE FOR MAKING BOTTLES OR OTHER ARTICLES OF GLAS Filed April l5. 1926 e Sheets-Sheet 5 i 1 2 Apr! 9 7 A. McNlSH MACHINE FOR MAKING BOTTLES OR OTHER ARTICLES 0F GLASS Fil ed April 15. 1926 e Sheets-Sheet 6 30 is at rest I Figure 1;

Patented. Apr. 26, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT ALEXANDER McNISH, OE LONDO N, ENGLAN D, ASS IGNOR F ONE-HALF TO THE AUTO- OFFICE.

MAT IC BOTTLE MACHINE CORPORATION, LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

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Application filed ApriLlfi, 1926, Serial No. 102,261, and in Great Britain April 6, 1925. v

This invention relates toautomatic machines for making bottles or other articles of glass\ of the type wherein a mould table is rotated from station to station and a gather of glass is preliminarily moulded in a finishing mould, blown and ejected from the appara a parison mould, transferred to tus. 4

More particularly the invention relates to the type of machine wherein the rotary table carrying the parison and. finishing moulds is adapted to be displaced on a verticalaxis in order to take a gather of glass by suction. v The object of the invention is to provide 7 animproved machine of the type described which adaptedto take a get er of glass from an open. stream or source of supply patent application N 0. 22,679 of 1924.

The invention comprises a machine for making bottles or other articles of glass of the type set forth wherein a rotary table isprovided and supports a parison mould and a finishing or blow mould or a thereof, said table being displacea 1e on a vertical axis to cause the parison mould to take a gather jof glassv by suction, and is characterised by the feature that the" table (rotationally) during the gather period. 4 The gather is preferably sheared ,after the raising of the tion thereof.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 'shows' in elevation, partly in section, a bottle-forming machine according to the invention; Figure 2 is a'.plan corresponding thereto; Figure 3 ,is a sectional plan-on A-A,

Figure 4 is 'a partial elevation showing the arrangement for supplying vacuum to the parison mould;

Figure 5;i s a plan showingasliding l'il ock for operating a parison mould;

"Figures 6 and "7 are elevations corresponding thereto;

Figures 8 and 9 are, respectlvely, elevae tion and plan of the parison and finishing mould operating'cam, while Figures 10 and 11 are, respectively, elevation and plan of the parison transfer cam.

Figure 12 is a plan showing. the transfer arms in greatei detail,

lurality table and prior-to rotai are supported by brackets 34.

' pins 36 on 'th Figure 13 being 13-13 of Figure 12.-

Figure 14 shows an alternative arrangecordin to one convenient mode, by way of examp e, bottles,

as applied to the production 01' a truck or wheeled stand carries a central cylinder support 21 having four legs 22 supported by nuts 23 in engagement with the truck 'or wheel carriage. A central screw jack device 24 is rovided for adjusting the height of the cylinder and the parts carried thereby while the nuts 23 upon the legs are adapted to retain the latter in' any adjusted position. Within the cylinder is mounted ,a piston element 25 a carrying a column 26 upon .which is rotatably mounted a transverse mould or machine table 27. The upper end of the cylinder carries a crosshead 28 accommodated by slots in'the piston column and carrying a r' idinner,

column member 29 at a fixed hei t.

' The central column 26, in addition to supporting the rotary table 27, also carries a clutch element 30, the counterpart 31 of which is rotatably mounted upon the inner fixed column 29. i The clutch element is supported by brackets 32 from transfer tables' 33, three of which are provided and which in turn The clutch element 31 is rotatably sup ported upon the inner fixed column 29 by hearing members 35. Driving engagement between the clutch elements is obtained by e member 30 engaging-apertures 37 in the element 31. I p

The central column 26 also has the mould opening and closing cams 38 and transfer cam 39 fixedly, mounted upon it. a

The -'fixed column 29 carries at its upper end bracket members 40 supporting a glass plunger cylinder 41 (the plunger of which forms the preliminary depression in the neck of the bottle) and vacuumapplging ed means for the parison mould; The

column also supports a c linder and pistpn 42 adapted toprovi e motive power throu h the' clutch meansfor rotating the machine-table 27 a section on the line the machine table 27 by The parison and finishing moulds 43 and no i 44, respectively, are carriedin pairs of jaws an 46, respectively, pivotally mounted upon the table 27 with tail-pieces or rear wings in whichcam slots or grooves 47 are formed and adapted to be engaged by operating'pins', the movementof which m a radial direction causes the opening and closing of the -moulds at the required times.

According to the present example and t ree ferred to provide three parison finishing moulds arranged alternately and having 'a corresponding number of accessory arts. A pivoted transfer arm 48 is.

provi ed in which is mounted a neck r ng mould adapted to open and close. The

transfer arm is adapted towork between.

as illustrated, the pins 49 for opening the ring moulds are carried'upon a ring member 7 transfer tables 33 by brackets 51 while a pin-52- for closing supported from the the ring mould is'mounted by' means of a bracket 53 from thecylinder 42.

' each parison mould.

..cal spindle a collar 55' table 33. The lower end of the spindle may The shear'arm may be carried by a verti 55 supported at-its upper end by supported in turn by a transfer be guided by a bracket 56 de ndin from the machine table 27.; Pe D V This shear. device 18 adapted to be" operated. by a cylinder 57 to remove the surplus glam from; the underside .of the parison mould and may be returned into its intitial position by contact with a fixed cam 58 upon subsequent rotation of the table.

The shear arm 54 is moved into 0 rative position by contact of the piston rod ead 59 with theroller' mounted upon the spindle 55. Outward movement of the shear arm may be limited 3y the roller 60 contacting with the stop 62. VheS cylinder 57 is controlled by the valve fected when the table 27 and parts car- The parison and rin moulds are adapted to be 0 rated by radial sliding blocks 63,

each 0 which indirectly carrles an upwardly projecting roller or pi'n 64'adapted to engage the appropriate groove formed or blow mould may act upon jam, each cam-engaging pin 60 carried by 'the arm 61 comprises adlvided ring mould preferably formed so thatthe under half 74 thereof is self pivoted It ist otbe noted that enga ement of the" head 59 with the roller 60 W11 only beefon the under side of the cam 38. Thus the locks willengage the outer cam track 65 while the pins or rollers 64' blocks will engage the inner cam track 66.

*Except as reg blocks areidentical in the parison and finishing moulds.

In orderthat the active force imparted by the cam durin the rotation of the table e moulds resiliently so that if any obstruction exists the action will not or roller 64 64 is carried by an upper member or hood unit 67, ositioned over or upon a lower member or. lock'68 andco'nnectedthereto. throu h springs 69. The rollers or pins 169 operating in'cam: grooves 47 of the wings or tail-pieces of the mould-holders are situated upon either side of the cam pins 64 and are "carried by the lower members 68. Suitable Ashear arm o'rwiper 54 is provided be- .of the upper member, such gui e pieces 7 3 low the mould table 27 a 'n connection with also-act to hold the parts together.

ton. column 26. may be connected by meansof a spider'framework 32 to supplementary tables or platforms 33 (which. in ,turn "are on the finishing I ards-the shape the slidingconstruction for both fixedly connected'to the rotary table) for supporti the ring mould transfer mechanism an platforms also carry arms-or brackets 51 adapted to cause the glass plunger cylinder;

41 and the vacuum means to be raised and IOWQlgdaWith the mould table.

7 The transfer means see .Figs. 12 and 13,

pivoted to the transfer arm 48 which is itupon the secondary. table or platform 33. hetransfer arm 48 is provvided with a (gear wheel or segment 75 atits pivot adapte to mesh with a rack arm 76 which is guided upon the secondar 33 and has a roller or pin 77 adapte to en-' gage with a cam groove formed in the cam plate or flange 39 rigidly mounted on the centre column 26 so that as' the table rotates the rack is reciprocated and rotates the their operativev means. These table transfer arm hetweenthe parison mould and its adjacent finishing mould.

The pins 52 49am adapted to engage movable part 74 of the ring moul The upper portion 79 of the'rln' mould.

lower a cross-piece 78 mounted uponis solid and carries .a plunger 80 for orming the preliminary depression in the bottle .neck. This plunger 80 has a cap or head.81

. which is adapted to-be engaged by a second spring plunger 82 when the table rotates a parison mould into the dipping position. The ring mould plunger is held 1n its uppermost position by aid of a spring 83;

The plunger'82-is' mounted in a crosshead 84 and is capable of' relative movement thereto by the spring 85. The crosshead is fixed to tubular members 86 which 'pass through guide memb'ers 87 adapted to slide within bosses 88 carried by bracket members 89 secured to the bracket 40 attached to the fixed inner column29.

.At their upper ends the tubes 86 are connected to a vacuumhead 90 which is connected to the piston rod 91 of the piston 92 working in the cylinder 41'.

By this arrangement, when the piston 92 operates and moves, for exainpledownwardly, the vacuum tubes 86 will move downwardly and connect to the short tubes 93 mounted. upon the jaws of the parison mould-holder, whereby vacuum maybe applied to the parison mould to effect a gather.

The guide members 87 are connected to the cylinder 41- and the latter is adapted to be reciprocated on a vertical. axis by the arm 94 connected to the cylinder and carrying a roller 95 engaging the ring 50."

Bythis arrangement when the table 27 is raised or lowered the cylinder 41 will be raised or fall by;gravity.-

The supply of vacuum to the vacuum tubes 86 is controlledby the valve V.V. the spin dle-'96 .of which is. adapted to-engage the cylinder cover 97 at the end of the'downward stroke of the'piston 92.

. According to a modified form, see Figures 14 and 15, the plunger 82inthe form of a clutch may be carriedupon .a crosshead 182 so that the latter may have independent vertical movement with respect thereto for a portion of its stroke to allow of lost motion.

I mounted in a second cross-headv183 which slides upon, a pair of guides or bosses 88 de- This crosshead is mounted upon the piston rod 191 of a piston moving inv a cylinder 141 the glass 3 that each fi'ansfer table down into contact with ducts or tubes 93 adapted to receive them upon the parison mould. Durin the first part of this move- 'ment the cross ead 182moves relatively to the clutch member 82 sliding over the pins 200 which support it until the .Iup er sur face of the clutch 82 contacts with t e cross-1 head when the clutch moves downwardl for the remainder of the stroke of the piston against the tension ot the spring supporting lunger.

The clutch 82 then car ties with 1t the glass plunger and causes it a to reside within the neckv'or ring mould so that the top of theneckof the parison 'is formed around the end of the plunger;

. A'blow head 197 for the finishing or blow -mould is carried from the clutch, part 31- I mounted upon'the-fixed central column and the appropriate mould 44 with its contents is' raised against this blow head fon'the blowing operation.

The piston rod 98 of the cylinder 42 is connected to a crosshead 99*which at: its upper end is provided with rollers 99 engaging a,guide rod 100; The lower end of the crosshead is connected to the rack 101 which engages the sector 102 on the clutch member 31. The upper endof the crosshead 99 also carries a part 103 embracing an extension 104 of the valve V.C. and

adapted to engage adjustable collars 104' on said valve rod whereby at the ends-of the stroke of the piston controllin the rotation of the table, the valve will e operated to control-the supply of motive fluid to the gylinder for raising and lowering the table The motive fluid ducted by way downwardly through the inner fixed column '29 and screwed into the piston25.

It will be noted by referring to Figure 33 is provided to such cylinder, is conof the pipe, 105 extending;

with curved portions 106 and 107 which are I struck from the pivotal centres of the ari son mould holders and the transfer arm respectively. vThese curvedparts of the table orm tracks for supporting rollers 108carried by brackets 108' tioned. Figure 1 shows a supporting filler 108 on one of the mould-holders. 1

Referring back to the transfer arms 48-, see Figures 2 and 12, the-pinion 75 gearing with the rack 76 is loose upon the pivot spin dle 109 of the arm and is provided with an upwardly ,from the parts men-.

projecting; pin 110'which extends tween spring-pressed tongues 111 carried' in the boxes 112 Figure 2, rigidly mounted upon the arm 48 or by a sin le spring 200'. By these means a resilient drive from the cam 39 to the arm is provided whereby .when the ring mould is correctly positioned and locked between the parts of the parison mould, any jamming that may be'caused by slight imperfections of the cam or ufor any I is applied and the the under side other reason will beavoided. I An adjustable stop 201 may be provided to limit the movement of the arm when it is're'turned to the to the under side of the column piston 25,

in the central cylinder of the machine. The valve VPB. controlling the rotation cylindexand the plunger cylinder is actuated by the movements of the column piston for example hy means of a rod 113 extending from the piston through the hollow column and having a tap'pet 11 i engaging the rod 115 of the valve.

As before mentioned, the travel of the piston in the rotation cylinder actuates the valve for controlling the passage fef air to the oe'ntralc linder, the piston of which is adapted to e evate-or depress the table and its associated mechanism.

In 0' j ration, assuming that the valve V.C. contro ing the movements of the column piston is open toadmit air to the under side of said piston, the piston rises and-to wards its extreme upward movement engages the clutch members and 31, at which time by means of the rod 113 the valve V.P.R. controllingv the rotation cylinder 42 admits air to that cylinder an causes the piston to; reciprocate the rack-101 which rotates-the clutch member 31. During this stroke of the rotation cylinder piston the appropriate parison mould is 1'0- tated into thejdip'pin'g position I, see Figures 2, 3 and 12,,1 1'nd when over the well or stream of glass the parison mould is'dipped. The timing of the piston column valye V.C. is arranged so, that'the air is exhausted from of the column piston 25 to allow the latter to sink for the dipping operation simultaneously with the ta le ceasing to revolve. This motion causes the table 27 to be lowered and the end of the parison mould to dip. into the glass].

In this position the mechanism causes a -P dwell to, take place during which timethe parison mould 1s acquiring a charge of lass. In order to efiect a gather the va ve .P.R. controlling the glass plunger piston admits air to its cylinder 41. and causesthe piston to move downwardly. During this movement the vacuum tubes 86 are brought down into contact with the parison mould tubes 93 and as the reach their lowest position the vacuum va ve V.V. is opened by contacting with cylinder cover 97 so that vacuum lass is drawn .into the arison mould to fill its cauities. During the ownward movement of the piston'crosshead 84 the plunger is depressed to form a depression in the glass sucked into the parison mould. I

After a suitable period has been allowed for the parison to acquire its gather of glass the table 27 is elevated. VVhenthe parison has risen the valve. V.S.- controlling the shears. device actuates the pistonof the cyl-" inder 57 to cause the shear arm 54 to travel across the'base of the parison mould and sever the stream of glass. The shear arm is reset during subsequent rotation by contact with the fixed cam 58. After the parison has been wiped the piston of the rotation cylinder 42 again makes an operative stroke causing the .parison mould to move from its position over the glass.

lT uring position I to position II, the roller 64 lies in the circular track 120 of the parison cam groove and the mould is held in the closed condition. On leaving positon Hon the next rotation of-the table theroller 64 rises on to the outer circular artv 121 whereby the parison mould is open the parison now being supported by the ring mould carried by the transfer arm. On the parison mould being opened the roller 77 on the rack arm 76 will engage the ortion 122 of the transfer cam whereb. the transfer arm will be rotated to trans er the parison to. the appropriate finishing or blow mould. I The finishin 1 mould parts during the transfer are he (1 open by the engagement of the cam pind with the circular portion 123 of the inner track 66. When the transfer is complete said pin will engage the part 124 of the cam whereb the finished mould will be closed at the time it arrives at the blow position IV. The blow head is held'in position with the blow mould during the movement ofthe latthe movement of the parison from terjfrom position IV to position V and be efie'cted over a part or the blowin may The New mould whole of this movement.

continues its movement in aclosed conditionfrom position V until its cam pin engages the part 124 of the track and finally arrives at position VI in which it is fully open and the bottle removed.

The parison mould is retained open from osition II until it ets to position V when it begins to close, t e ring mould having meanwhile beenpositioned by the part 125 of the transfer cam and the parison mould finally arrives at position I fully'closed and ready for another gather.

While each parison is being transferred to a finishing mould,'the next following parison mould is brought into position over the glass to go through the operations above described for receiving a gather. The sequence of operations is repeated with each parison in turn ,while the finishing moulds perform their appointed functions.

The mould cam 38 may be formed in two parts bolted together while the transfer cam iao I -means of the boss 202 and screwing intothe boss 203 on the'cam '38. v

A" locking ring- 131 be provided.

mounted upon a bracket 132 distance-piece 133.,

I claim: 1. A-maohine for makin bottles or other and having a articles of glassof the character described,

comprising asupport, a table mounted for rotatable and vertical sliding movement on the support, a plurality of 'arison'and blow f moulds'mountedon the tab e, means .-for effooting a gathering-of glass inthe desired parison mould, --cooperat1ve clutch members mounted respective I the up r part of the support, and valve contro ed ressure operable means for raising theta icon the support to-etfect engagacment ofthe clutch-members so that the tab e may partially rotated when ele-- vated;

i with the articles of glass as. claimed in claim 1, wherein the support and pressureop'erable means includes a stand, a eylinder thereon, a.

the cylinder and acts to supportthe upper comprising a stand, a cylinderthereon, a pie ton mounted in the cylinder,,a' column 111-;

' rotated when elevated.

clutc member. y I 3.;A machine for making bottles'or other articles offglass of the character described,

eluding two parts one of which is carried with the piston while the other is fixed to the cylinder, atable rotatably mounted on the column onthe piston, a series of alternately disposed parison and blow moulds positioned in circular series on the table, a clutch including members respectively mounted on the inner fixed columnand the table, means forefiecting a gatherin of lass in the de sired parison mould w on t e table is stationary and the piston is in its lowermost position, and valve controlled pressure operable means for actuating the piston to raise the table and efiect e members whereby the ta le may bepartially 4, .A machine for making bottles or other articles of glass as claimed mclaim 3, wherein camoperable means are provided on the. main table'for opening an closing all of said moulds, transfer tables the main table, and cam opera lemeans mounted on the transfer tables for transfers ring the article from one of theparison moulds to the adjacent blow mould in timed relation with the operation of said moulds. the column'part on the cylinder and engage springs arrange table between 2. A machine for making bottles or other 8'. A machine .thecam operable sliders,

ment of the clutch v the shear arm,

sup orted on 5. A machine for makingbottles or other cam carried on the column'part on the pis ton and coacting with the rollers for effectmg opening and closing of the moulds, substantlally as and for the purposes set forth.

connected with 'said slotted" wings,

6. A machine for making bottles or other articles of glass asclaimed in claim 3, wherein cam operable sliders are mounted onthe main-table and operably connected to the 'moulds for. operating the moulds, each ofy on the table and on;

said sliders bein formed of two parts and sliders" whereby resilient actionis obtained.

7. A machine for making bottles or other articles of glass asclaimed in claim 3, wherebetween the parts of the p in transfer tables are mounted on the main next following blow mould, a transfer arm ,mounted oneach of said transfer tables and adapted to work between the adjacent moulds, cam operable means for o crating said transfer arms, neck ring moul outer end of each arm, a

ried by the. transfer table and means careaoh parison mould and the v at the I llllg member 'carried by the parison and blow moulds and coacting with the ring member for openingand closing the neck ring moulds on the I transfer arms.-

articles of glass as claimed in claim 3, where.-

carrying table and wherein cam operable.

loosely mounted on the pivoted axis of each arm, a pin arranged on each pinion, and spring tongues on the transfer arm engagea for making bottles or other.

in transfer tables are mounted on the mould no I le by the pin whereby resilient action is obtained.

9. A machine'for makin bottles or-otherarticles of in a rotata the 7 main glass as claimedin claim 3 wherele shear arm is arranged beneath mould carrying .table, means depending form the table for guiding the shear arm, pressure operable means fer operating means for hmiting the outarm, and cam ward movement of the shear means ooactingwlth the shear arm for re turning-the arm to its initial position.

10. A machine for making bottles or other A I articles of glass as claimed in claim 3, where in a valve controlled pressure operable and slidably mounted rack bar is employed, and

r: carried with the clutch memberon member on the column .part on the cylinder- .-v

--eble by of thejable when the clutch m'embers-ere the rack .bertfor efiecting rotation engaged with each other.

11. A machine for making bottles (irfotlienv article'sof glass as claimed in claim 3, wherein' a;[ blow head is'mountedyon the'clutch and is. adaptedfor association with the de- Y sired blow mould when the-table is in an elevated position, substantially as end for the purposes set forth.

' 12., A machine for making hottles or other articles of glasses claimed in cleim 3, where connected with the and a Valve for controlling t e vacuum supply actuated by the relative mo'vements'of inpressure operable means is supported on the top of the fixed column andincludes a glass plunger cylinder, a plunger therein for formin' the preliminary depression in the neck 0 the bottle, tubes operably con- 'nected with the plunger and adapted to be esir'ecl arisen mould, 

